Lietuvos geju lyga

Vilnius, Vilniaus Apskritis, LT-01122 Lithuania

Mission Statement

The National LGBTIQ+ rights organization LGL is a national nonprofit, nongovernmental organization uniting LGBTIQ+ community. Our vision: a respectful, open, and inclusive Lithuanian society that is free of discriminatory homophobic, bi-phobic and transphobic attitudes. Our mission: LGL is an advocacy organization dedicated to fighting homophobia and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. Through education, support, and representation of the LGBTIQ+ community, LGL promotes an inclusive social environment for LGBTIQ+ persons. The values and principles of our organization:  respect and diversity;  equal opportunities for participation in organization activities;  voluntary participation;  confidentiality of membership;  transparency. General fields of activity:  human rights and equal opportunities;  sport and cultural initiatives;  health and lifestyle;  employment;  social inclusion;  family rights;  empowerment of organization members and encouragement of societal groups to participate in organization activities;  organizational competence and capacity building.

About This Cause

The National LGBTIQ+ rights organization LGL is the only non-governmental organization in Lithuania exclusively dedicated to representing the interests of the local LGBTIQ+ community. Having begun operations on December 3rd, 1993, LGL is one of the most mature and stable organizations in the country‘s civil sector. The fundamental principle behind the organization‘s activities is independence from any political or financial interests whilst striving for effective inclusion and social integration of the LGBTIQ+ community in Lithuania. LGL seeks to achieve consistent LGBTIQ+ human rights progress, drawing on its twenty years of experience in advocacy, awareness-raising and community building. LGL‘s team currently consists of 4 Board Members, 13 Members, 6 permanent staff members, as well as over 20 volunteers both in Lithuania and abroad. Our team is enthusiastic, dynamic, ever-changing and open to new members, ideas and projects. It is important to emphasize that not only gay individuals are involved in the organization – in addition to the LGBTIQ+ community, we are proud of our friends and allies who consider LGBTIQ+ rights part of the issue of democratic and effective protection of human rights for all citizens of the Republic of Lithuania without exception. LGL‘s office is located in Vilnius, Odminių str. 11-4. Here, the LGL team administers and implements projects, organizes meetings, and regularly invites the LGBTIQ+ community and its allies to various events. LGL‘s office contains the only LGBTIQ+ centre in Lithuania with a library of literature related to the organization‘s activities, where visitors can enjoy free wi-fi and a cup of coffee or tea. The LGBTIQ+ centre is open to all well-wishing visitors who want to learn more about the organization‘s activities and the LGBT human rights situation in Lithuania. LGL is a member of the National Equality and Diversity Forum (NEDF) and the Coalition of Human rights organizations. LGL also answers to international organizations ILGA (The International Lesbian and Gay Association), IGLYO (The International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer Youth and Student Organization), EPOA (The European Pride Organisers Association) and TGEU (The European Transgender Network). We believe that we can most effectively pursue our goals by seeing LGBT rights as part of a broader human rights discourse, and by actively supporting various initiatives both at the national and international level. You can find up-to-date information about LGL‘s activities and current issues faced by the LGBT community at www.lgl.lt/en and LGL‘s Facebook page, www.facebook.com/lgl.lt.

Lietuvos geju lyga
Odminių Str. 11-4
Vilnius, Vilniaus Apskritis LT-01122
Lithuania
Phone +370 5 2610314
Unique Identifier 5673595409497_3d26